Sleeping bag for babies



June 23, 1953 F. E. McGANN, JR

' I SLEEPING BAG FOR BABIE1 Filed July 15, 1950 2 shetsfhetl Frank E. McGanmJr:

IN V EN TOR.

Patented June 23, 1953 SLEEPING BAG FOR BABIES Frank E. McGann,.Jr., Troy, N. Y., assignor of one-half to Barbara M. McGann, Troy, N. Y.

Application July 13, 1950, Serial No. 173,529

The present invention relates to improvements in sleeping bags and more particularly to the type of sleeping bag particularly adapted for use for an infant in a crib or the like.

An object of the present invention is to provide a sleeping bag which'is adapted to be placed about the waist of an infant covering the lower extremities thereof and not unduly restricting the childs normal movements.

A further object of the present invention is to provide means for preventing removal of the sleeping bag by the childs movements.

A still further object of the present invention is to provide a baby sleeping bag which will prevent the child from kicking or otherwise removing the normal sleeping covers from the crib or the like.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a sleeping bag with which normal sleeping covers such as sheets, blankets and the like, may be employed.

Further objects of the present invention are to provide such safety means that holds the sleeping bag about the child from accidental movement out of the crib or the like.

This invention also has for its object to provide a sleeping bag that is convenient in use, easily positioned in a crib or the like, economical in manufacture and relatively simple.

Various other objects and advantages will be apparent from the detailed description to follow. In the description as well as in the claim, parts are identified by special names for convenience, but such nomenclature is intended to be as generic in its application to analogous parts as the prior art will permit.

The best form in which I have contemplated applying my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view showing an infant with the sleeping bag positioned on a crib, with parts of the crib broken away;

Figure 2 is a perspective View showing the sleeping bag and details of the tying straps, waistband and cross belts;

Figure 8 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially along line 33 of Figure 2 showing the sleeping bag in section;

Figure 4 is a detailed perspective view showing the tying straps secured to the back portion of the waistband and the slide fastener construction;

Figure 5 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 5-5 of Figure 2; and

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along line 6-6 of Figure 2, show- 1 Claim. (Cl. 128-134) ing the details of construction between the tying strap and the seam of the sleeping bag.

Referring more particularly to the drawings,

wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout, numeral l0 designates generally the sleeping bag of the present invention, numeral I2 designates the infant, and numeral l4 designates a crib or the like in which the child and sleeping bag are to be positioned.

The sleeping bag I0 is formed of a pair of sec tions [6 and I8 having their peripheries 20 and 22 inwardly folded and secured together, as by sewing. The back portion 24 of the sleeping bag l0 has an open upper end 26 which is folded back upon itself and gathered, as at 28 and 30, and then sewed to provide a reduced cross-section portion which is adapted to be positioned about a childs waist and hips. It will be noted that the open end 26 of the sleeping bag 24 could be provided with elastic or drawstring to provide various sizes.

The section I8 of the back portion 24 is provided with a slit 32 extending downwardly of the upper open end 26 and has a conventional sliding fastener 34 sewed therein whereby the bag may be opened to insert theinfant.

A waistband 36 is sewed or secured by any other conventional means to the upper open end 26 of the bag portion 24 and has free ends 38 and 40 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

Secured to the rear portion 42 of the waistband 36 are a pair of joining straps 44 and 46 to which is attached a tying strap or elongated flexible member 48. The ends 49 and 41 of the tying strap 48 have secured thereto a pair of strings 5D and 52, as best shown in Figure 2. Also secured to the rear portion 42 of the waistband 36 are a pair of cross belts 54 and 56 which are adapted to be positioned over a child's shoulders in crossed relation secured to the free ends 38 and 40 of the waistband 36 by means of a safety pin 58.

A second tying strap 60 is secured with one end between the folds of the bag sections I6 and H! as shown in Figure '6. The tying strap 60 is formed of a single strap which is adapted to be tied around a foot portion of the crib I4.

It will readily be seen from the foregoing description that a child may readily be inserted into the sleeping bag with the waistband 36 positioned about the waist of the child and with the slide fastener in a proper position. The cross belts 54 and 56 may then be passed over the child's shoulders in crossed relation and secured to the free ends of the waistband as by means of the safety pin. The strings 50 and 52 on the tying strap 48 may then be tied around the longitudinal bars of the crib H, as shown at 62. The tying strap 60 may then be tied about the foot portion of the crib, as shown at 64.

With this arrangement, the child is kept comfortably warm, since the material from which the sleeping bag is made may be of any desirable material, and wherein a child's movements are not unduly restricted because of the provision of the joining straps 44 and 46, but which provides a safety means which will retain the child in a crib or the like.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

An infants sleeping bag comprising: a casing having an open end, a waistband secured to said open end, tying straps secured to said waistband and said casing respectively for securing the sleeping bag to a crib, one of said tying straps comprising an elongated flexible member having a pair of strings secured to each end and adapted to be tied around the longitudinal bars of a babys crib, a pair of flexible and spaced parallel upper and lower joining straps permanently connecting said flexible member to said waistband for limited movement of the sleeping bag with respect to the tying straps, and a pair of shoulder straps having rear ends secured to said waistband and spaced apart to receive the joining straps therebetween.

FRANK E. MCGANN, JR.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,404,935 Weisei July 30, 1946 20 2,439,658 Holloway Apr. 3, 1948 2,503,427 Waterworth Apr. 11, 1950 

